EP 0690349 B1 2002-09-18 - Image formation

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GB 9413197 A 19940630

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[origin: EP0690349A1] A method of image formation which employs a lithographic printing plate precursor having a combination of desirable lithographic properties and excellent flexibility which allows the precursor to be exposed in roll fed film and paper imagesetters and phototypesetters. The printing plate precursor incorporates a photosensitive coating containing silver halide, which is suitable for direct-to-plate exposure and a base substrate comprising a laminate of aluminium and plastic. After exposure by means of an imagesetter or phototypesetter, the printing plate precursor is processed to provide hydrophilic non-image areas and oleophilic image areas.